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GEORGE SOI-IOEN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

URINAL ATTACHMENT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 487,130, dated November29, 1892.

Application filed July 1, 1892- $eria1 No. 438,697. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE SOHOEN, of New York, in the county and Stateof New York, have invented a new and Improved Urinal Attachment, ofwhich the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide an improved attachment forurinals which will exclude from theoutlet-apertures all solid matterthat would tend to clog the urinal, the attachment thereby enablingwater to be kept continuously running without danger of overflowing.

A further object is to enable the attachment and urinal to beconveniently cleaned, and, finally, to provide for properly holding soapor other disinfectant or detergent, all as hereinafter particularlydescribed, and defined in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a perspective view of a urinal provided with my improvedattachment. Fig. 2 is a top view of the attachment removed from theurinal and on an enlarged scale, and Fig. 3 is a cross-section on line 33 in Fig. 2.

1n constructing an attachment in accordance with my invention a frame A,of wire, preferably, is fashioned to fit within the urinal B, such framein the instance shown being substantially triangular and adapted to fitin about the horizontal position in the urinal. The shape will bedictated by the internal contour of the urinal. The frame A is intendedto be permanently held in place or at least intended for removal onlyfor repairs, and there is attached to it by suitable hinges a or anyother connection a second frame 0, which is covered with netting C orequivalent open-work material, which forms an effective strainer forexcluding any solid substances, the netting and its frame being adaptedto be raised on the hinges a for permitting cleaning of the urinal andattachment and being adapted to be locked when in the lowered positionby any suitable lock 0'. The

netting O at about its center is made to support a depending box-likestructure D, which is also made of netting or other open-work, the topframe (I being secured to netting O. The box D serves as a receptaclefor soap, disinfectant, or the like. The receptacle D is closed by ahinged cover D, of netting, the frame d of which is locked by anysuitable locking device 61 to the frame (1.

It is my intention in practice to appoint men to keep the severalattachments provided through a city or district clean and supplied withthe necessary disinfectant. By preventing the clogging of the urinal theflushing-water may be kept continuously running without danger ofoverflowing, and by movably supporting the strainer in its frameprovision is made for maintaining it in a clean condition.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

l. The herein-described attachment, comprising a frame adapted to bereceived in a urinal-bowl and a strainer movably held to said frame,substantially as described.

2. The herein-described attachment, comprising a frame adapted to bereceived in a urinal-bowl and a strainer movably held to said frame andformed with a receptacle for soap, 850., substantially as described.

3. The combination, in a urinal attachment, of a frame adapted to bereceived within a urinal, a second frame hinged thereto and covered withnetting, a lock device for the same, and a depending open-workreceptacle supported from said netting and provided with a hinged cover,substantially as described.

4. The combination, with a urinal, of a strainer arranged therein adistance above the outlet-aperture for the purpose specified andcarrying an open-work receptacle for soap or disinfectant, substantiallyas described.

GEORGE SCHOEN. Witnesses:

J. L. MOAULIFFE, O. SEDGWIOK.

